Bernard Arnault

chef d'entreprise français · age 77

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Career news reported

Arnault says he once owned nearly 20% of Netflix and 'sold too early'

Fortune reported on July 29, 2026 that Arnault revealed his family holding company had owned close to 20% of Netflix after investing around 1999, a stake he said could be worth roughly $60 billion today had he held it. 'Yes, I sold too early,' Arnault said, adding that he 'always sells too early' and citing similar early exits from Apple and Google.

source: Fortune

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Controversy reported

Arnault joins X and writes to Le Monde to rebut LVMH family-succession reports

Forbes reported that Arnault made his first-ever social media post on X on July 27, 2026, amplifying a three-page letter he sent to Le Monde after the newspaper published a six-part investigation into tensions among his five children over LVMH succession. Arnault disputed the paper's characterization that he had pitted his heirs against one another, mocking the coverage and denying a family rift. Fortune and CNN similarly reported his public denial of any real-life 'Succession'-style feud.

source: Forbes· Fortune